Tooth-powder container.



BEST IN A'LLABLE COPY W. G. STEADMAN, JR. TOOTH POWDER CONTAINER. APPLIOATION FILED JULY 11,1913.

Patented Dec. 16, 1913.

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Specification et tetest l Patented Dealt-3,1913.

Application tiled July 11, 1913. Serial No. 778,d52.

To all whom it may concern: l'de it known that I, lVInLAno. G. S'rnna MAN, J12, a cltizen of the United "States, and.

a resident of Southington, in the county or.

'a device for holding tooth powder with means for preventing the mouth of the container from engaging the wet brush, thereby obviating the danger of the powder becoming caked around the exit opening in a manner common with the ordinary container.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device by means of which economy of the tooth powder is secured.

A further object ofmy invention is to provide a container which will distribute the powder evenly on the brush.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specification and the novel features of the device will be particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings forming part of this application in which- I Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device, Fig. 2 is a section through thetop portion of the device, Fig. 3 is a view showing the container inverted and the brush in position to receive the powder, Fig. 4: is a detail view of the top of the container, Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 4 showing a modified form, and Fig. 6 is a'view showing a modilied form ofbrush guard.

In carrying out my invention I provide a receptaclc'having a body portion 1 of any suitable shapef Secured to the upper end ofthe body ortion is a top 2 having a converging exten ed 'portionS, wluch forms a deliv ery tube for the powder, this converging portion having either a continuous opening sucl as that shown at 5 in Fig. 401' a series of perforations such as shown at 3 in Fig. 5.- l lre'upper edge or the extension 3 is bent out wardly' as shown in' Fig. 2 and is arranged to receive a slidable cap 4- for covering the delivery open ng when the demos Is not n 0n 'o'neside of the'container isa'guard- 5; This consists preferably of a single piece or w re oeing bent to forun agsooket 5 and hh vin'g laterally bent end portions 5 prefera'bly of rectangular cross section arranged to enter underneath members 6, which constitute spring hinge members. These spring hinge members tend to hold the guard close to the surface of the container in either the position shown inFig. 1 or that shown in Fig. 3. i

From the foregoing description of the various parts of the device the operation thereof may be readily understood. When it is desired to use the powder the cap 4 is pulled outwardly so as to uncover the openings 3 or 3", the guard is turned from the position shown in Fig. 1 to that shown in Fig. 3 and the brush is held underneath the container. Now on moving the container the guard 5 will come in contact with the neck of the brush 7. This will serve the purpose of causing the powder to be shaken out of the container upon the brush and will also. prevent the brush from coming in contact with the mouth of'the container thereby obviating the chance of the powder becoming wet, and forming a cake at the mouth of the container. It will also be noted that in both forms of the delivery tube the discharge is elongated and' relatively narrow. When the guard is used the powder is deposited on the central line of the brush in a thin stream and there is therefone little danger of the powder being wasted. Moreover the powder is evenly and uniformly distributed upon the brush. The cover 4 may be closed and the guard 5 swung back into its ori inal-position where it is held by the spring iingcs 6 close to the side of the container.

The container may be of any desirable.

material and the body of the container may be of any suitable shape such as round, oval, or square. The bottom .of the container may be made detachable by means of spring clips, screw threads, or similar means, thus allowing the containerto be refilled from powder in. bulk.

I claim:

. 1. In a container for tooth powder, a body portion, a discharge tube SE '"'4118d to the top of said body portion and-h; ving an elongated discharge, a guard hinged to said body portion and arranged to be swun' into operative position at one endot sai disp memes charge, said guard being provided with a. socket'armnged to receive the necknt' the tooth brush, and spring hinges for homing said guardl in its operative and in its in'operative position. i 4

2. In e container for tooth powder, a, body portion, a discharge tube securedi to the top of said body portion and having en elongated discharge, a guard hinged. to said body portion near the top of the letter, spring hinges for holding seifi guard normeily against the side of the container, saiot guard being arranged to be swung on its hinges so as to project above the discharge tube and being provided with a socket arranged to engage the neck of the tooth brush.

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